PNEU Annual Reports 1912-16 ARMITT Box CM43, File CMC276, Items p1-p328cmc276.

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ineral and Organising Secretary:

Hiss E.A. Parish.

.brary and Trade: 10 to 1, 2 t° 4,

Except Saturdays.

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mas Charlotte

pjssidents: ohlo n 933 of

IM Most Hon.^® ss A £rdeen and Temarr.

Vice-Pr?si^® n J|‘ 0 an tert>ury .

+ he Archbishop of Meath.

His ®aee the countess °t ytton .

The RiS^ t Hon. The Ba S yc o of Dechmont,
Th m^t Hon.Viseount Bxyc. u.o.l.

me Bight ho of Durham.

The Bight R®- T 3 So% IO Boya^arp,nter ,K . c .v.°.

!be Big She E Rev. Th ® and Lady Coots,

sir Algernon coot » K> 0 ,i.B.,and Lady Hogg,
sir Frederic^ , M. D . , F • R • S*

sir Jam ® 3 “fwihit-f college, Cambridge
The Master of ^^ y E . A . stuart.
“•iwVlSSSs steinthal

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Hon. Organising Secretai^:

The Hon. Mrs. Franklin ,

50, ?or Chester Terrace, w»

Hon. Treasurer: Henry Perrin Esq.*

General and Organising Secretary ]h

Miss E.A. Parish, 26, Victoria St* ®* t )
(Interviews by appoints

Assistant Secretaries: Miss M.P.Jot 0 ^

Miss mnx.

Auditors: Beavis, Walter & Co.

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Miss Rose Adams

The Right Kon. The Earl Beauchamp,

The Hon. Prank Trevor kgham* G ‘ M ’ Cl *

Mrs. George Cadbury.

Lady Campbell.

Mrs* Clement Parsons.

Henry Perrin Esq. and Mrs. Perkin
j. Surtees Philpotts Esq, m.a.

Mrs. Guy Pym.

Mrs . Scharbi eb , M . D .

Mrs. Hugh Spottiswoode.

Mrs. Sonnes Thompson. )

Miss Helen Webb, M.B.(Lond). )

The Rev. Prebendary H.w. Webb-Peploo, ).

M.A. )

Mrs. Yeatman. )

) Retire*
in

1917 1 1

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Oscar Browning, M.A. etc.

Mrs. Montagu Butler.

Mrs. Speeding Curwen.

Mrs. Spencer Curwen. _

The Ven. Archdeacon Daniell a ^| n ^ 3 1 ^

The Rev. J.P. Paunthorpe, M.A.

Mrs. Arnold Forster. K

Ernest Franklin Esq, and %”! )

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Mrs. pyfe. x „ -n n ^

The Rev. R.F* Horton, R* )

The Lady Louise Loaei* )

Mrs. Peploe.

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The Right Rev. Bishop wyo. K> 0 . v .o. )

Major The Hon. Douglas a a f™ g %. ]

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Mrs. Max Muller
Mrs Hailam Murray

Mrs. Soimnerville.

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1919

flft-pTfigent.q t,j veS °n

Mrs. Arnold-Bemrose
Miss Lucy Ashcroft , m.a.
Miss Capstick
Mrs. Chill co tt.

Mrs. Priestley Cooper
The Rev. Walter Earle.

Mrs .

Charles Ekin .

Mrs .

Felgate.

Miss

Gaskell .

Miss

M. Gibson.

Mrs .

Henry Glaisyer

Lady

Hankey

Mrs .

Hodgkin.

Mrs .

Jar dine.

Mrs .

Alex. Johnson.

Mrs .

F. Lewis.

Mrs .

Mostyn.

Rev.

H. Olivier.

Miss

Raymond.

Mrs .

Walter Rea.

Miss

Rhys.

Miss

Siney

Mrs .

Sydney anith.

( Reading )

(West Herts)

( weybridge )

(Hull )

(Redhill )

( Birmingham )

( Northwood )

(East Cheshire)

( Galashiels )
(Huddersfield )

( Oxted )

( Darlington )

( Glasgow)

( Surbiton )

(Bought on )

( Finchley )

( Croydon )

( Plymouth )
(Hampstead )
(Liverpool )
(Liverpool sett 1 ©me
(Maidstone )

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Mr s •
Mrs •

Miss

Mr 3 .

Mr© .
Mrs .
Mrs .
Mrs.

Stevens
Whitaker Thompson

Ward

vernon Wentworth

Whyte
Wicks teed
Wilson

Douglas Wilson

(Woodford)*
(London) z< »»

( Shrewsbury \
Suffolk)

(Edinburgh’)
(Leeds) “
(m-ddiesbrough)
( Brondesbury )

Executive Coiaraittee

The Most lion. The Marquess and tachione®

of Aberdeen and Temair
The Right Rev. Bishop Boyd-Carpenter,K.c.v.O.

Lady FitzRoy (Vice-Chairman) ( Chairman )
Mrs. Beecheno
Mrs. George Cadbury
Lady Campbell
Mrs. Colman
Mrs . Fyfe •

•’'The Hon. Mrs. Franklin
Mrs. Howard Glover
Rev . J ernes Go w , M . A . , Lit t . D .

The Lady Louise Loder.

*Miss Charlotte Mason.

Mrs. C.F.G. Mastennan.

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■-s

Clement Parsons

Mr

Mrs. Peploe.

* Henry Perrin Esq.,

Miss Helen Webb, M.B.

*Hon. Officers'

Branch Representatives on

Executive oannitteej

Mrs. Arnold Bemrose /Reading)

IQ. ss Lucy Ashcroft, m.a* Vg^^inghan)
Mrs. Charles Ekin (Northwood)

Mrs. Felgate {Bast Cheshire;

Miss Gaskell

Mrs .
Mrs .
Mrs .
Mrs .

Mrs .
Mrs .

Walter Rea •

Stevens

Whitaker Thompson*

Mrs . Whyte
Mrs. Wicks teed

MTs.

Mrs.

Wilson

Douglas Wilson.

Parents’ National FH •

? EduCat,0 ^l Union
Keport,

In ViCW °' * he nat| ori's „ eed
considered it right to use the paper 3 Utee h ^e not

issuing a separate Report anH h " ^ lab ° Ur incide ntal to
to print an abridged report ** Edit ° r ’ s off «

Review.” 6 PagCS cf the “Parents’

They, therefore, rely on earh ™ u

ZTo’e l spread the '^'2

needed than at the present time. They have been
much encouraged by (he number of fresh pe„p le who aie

interested in the work of the Union and of the Parents' Union

School, and this has led them not to omit their Annual
Conference, which will be held in Bedford College, London,
on the 4th, 5th and 6th July. Important thinkers and speakers
have promised to take part in the proceedings, which will
deal with “ The Making of To-morrow." Here also
the Committee have decided to rely on the co-operation of
their members in making the Conference known and not to
spend energy and money on circulars and advertisement.

Programme and full details will be procurable from the
Office, 26, Victoria Street, S.W., and it is hoped that a large
audience of members and friends will avail themselves of the
hospitality offered them by the Council of Bedford Colleg
* n putting their beautiful rooms and grounds at the disp
°f the Union.

V Z»H

PAR ENTS’ national educational union.

rpHE second year of the ^gj ^'mftapSed, quietly

T " ideas and giving b£p

prosecui g of training and educating

ftelr "cMten” ' TUs work, never more needed than in these

troublous and preoccupied days, has gone on
ily In addition there has been special war work. Mrs Clem
Parson’s admirably organised scheme of help given by the mem-
bers of the Union to children suffering from the war has been
most successful, and proved of untold use and help. Temporary
homes have been found, educational facilities and holiday
hospitality generously given, whilst at Christmas, 1,100 parcels
and letters were sent by children of the Union to the children
of soldiers and sailors, which occasioned an interchange of letters
which gave mutual pleasure. A War Relief Fund was
started to meet immediate necessities in connection with Mrs.
Clement Parsons’ scheme of help, and has provided train fares,
outfits, etc., for children to whom prompt help meant every-
thing. This Fund is diminishing — not so the calls upon it — -will
any kind member help ? Half-a-crown or any small sum sent
to

Mrs. Clement Parsons,

17, Blomfield Road,

Maida Hill, W-

wit an addressed postcard for acknowledgment would be grate-
cloth reC€ ' Ve< ^’ so wou ld children’s garments, especially boys’

he report of The Parents’ Union School proves the serious
ttiA Dg wa Y iu which the examination is conducted, and

absolute frankness of the criticism; no words can say hoW

• — : a

invaluable is this system of Wor u '

schoolrooms, with exaimW- arran Sed each ~

judged, thus enabling home teache sei * and ?

standard attained by their W pib ~ '““We the conJS
Parents' Review, where llso T £ «Po« is lh *^

account of a Council School which w 7 “ 4 an tateresti„ g
Union School curriculum with excel 1 adopted the Parents^

The House of Education ^ 2 ? T”"*'
work, and realising how essential it is its g<*>d

teachers should not fall off, Miss M** ^ SUpply of trained

decided to lower the fees to / 7 r npr ° n has most generously
the war. The inspector’s report of work^one ^ dUrati ° n ° f
in the February Parents’ Review) testifies ^m 915 (given
scope and value of the training given and of m ^ Peculiar
in which the students respond toTt admirable Way

In the Parents’ Review, interesting articles on the war
from the pen of thoughtful and authoritative writers have
appeared almost monthly. Many of us have found the two
articles by the Rev, W. H. Findlay* wonderfully consoling
and uplifting.

Conference . — For an account of last year’s Conference,
members who were not privileged to be present must turn to
the August number of the “Parents’ Review,’’ where they will
find a full report of Miss Mason’s two papers on “ A Liberal
Education,” and “The Parents’ Union School,” respectively, and
of addresses by Miss Julian (Education and the War), Miss Zoe
Fairfield (Building a Better World), Rev. Canon Masterman
(Children and the War), and Professor Caroline Spurgeon (The
Privilege of Living in War Time). These papers and addresses
were listened to with deep interest and attention, and uere
productive oif animated and helpful discussion. An account
also given of the classes held during the Conference 01 _5 ?

°f the P.U.S., conducted by ex-students of t e

Education. These demonstrations and lessons by

^tended and evidently caused lively _ ‘ Brere ton and

Mrs. Franklin (from the chair), Mr- - repor ted in

Sir James YoJll at the Annual Meeting are also repo

the August number of the Parents Re' ie

Branches. — The Bromley and Rochdale^ran

*“The Mind of Christ concerning vva •

Fife.” See the P.R. for February and Apn ■

/>„, v W 1<p

, ...Vcationm- union.

I.AEUNTS' NATION^! ; “ ~~

4t>3 ' . , inactive during the year, but

, nthers have reniaiue ‘ seri . es G f lectures. The sub-

ISS-three have heW origin, extended over a wide

as a

twenty-twee ^ . tf p N

ject matter, ^ mUC h used, though many

The Library continues their opportunities in this

members do not perhaps

respect. Fy f e has been co-opted

Executive ' Hon. Mrs. Schomberg

Byng and . • a va iued member by the

Obituary- The Keeling> LL.D., for 44 years

death of the Rev- Granm iar School.

Headmaster 0 1C rSj as distinguished from competent

The race of great Hea {gw recru i ts in the prosaic age that

but rather colourless men re parg6 d-by the war. But tin-

has been shattered— and, we Keeling, t he late Head Master of

questionably the P erMn f^>' not soon b e forgotten. His success

t “ JL ,0 three hundred; nnd ,he present strength ,s now ntor,
than 9ix hundred.— The Guardian .

Much of his success lay in his power of delegating work which,
whether by reason of distaste or lack of leisure, he could not proper y
discharge himself. But the real secret was that intangible thing
which we call personality. He chose his colleagues well ; he tnew
when to be severe ; he had sufficient ready wit to make rash yout s
beware how they provoked it; and withal he was the centre of a
thoroughly charming home life, only possible to a lovable and con-
scientious man. He was a great headmaster ; though not himself a
great teacher, he inspired fine work, without its being easy to say j us *
exactly how he did it.

The above cutting from The Guardian is a gratifying if i n '
adequate testimony to one of the earliest friends of the F.N.E.U-
Dr. and Mrs. Keeling worked on the first Committee while the
Union was still a local society, and our first public meeting was
held by his invitation in the Central Hall of Bradford Grammar
School. More than once Dr. Keeling went up to London t°
attend Council Meetings of the P.N.E.U., and in this and other
ways gave most valuable support to the Union. ,

\V e have also lost this year, in Mrs. Boyd Carpenter, one of
e earliest and most valued supporters of the P.N.E.U., whose

!i R ® N Pl^i^^ UCATioNAL 2CKr

inspiring lectures were listened to ea ^ 4&3

Urs . Carpenter was ever ready whh^ ^ with much m-nfi.
advice during the anxious early year! UTJ" Pathy “"<! .2
Office News . — The number It h, Uni »»-
W en . t ,634, a decrease of a 4 6. W 2?° «■* year has
has been 20,470, a decrease of 6,6,1 n OUt8oi “e letters

K „t out has been 3,703, shewing ' a „ " Umber Parcels
- - ■ s dll Increase

9 ) a decrease of

, 11 • an increase nf ”" + "' in

trade calls, an increase of i. 01 *2, and 1,04

“Parents’ Reviews” sent out, 18,869, a dec^"? ° f s6 °- a «d
have been 789 callers at the office an Se ° f 1,240 • 'There

office,

The following books and pamphlets

Office : —

are for sale at the

Home Education Series by Miss C. M. Mason •—

(i) “Home Education.”

(ii.) “Parents and Children.”

(iii.) “School Education.”

(iv.) “Ourselves, our souls and bodies.”

(v.) “Some Studies in the Formation of Character”

Price 3s., 6d. each, post free 3s. ud.

“The Parents’ Review” (the monthly organ of the Union), price 6s
annually ; single copies, post free, 7 d. Specimen copies can be
obtained free of charge.

“Early Manhood, 55 by Right Hon. The Earl of Lytton. Price 3d.

“Parents and Lessons/ 5 by Mrs. Clement Parsons. Price 4d.

“The Home Training of Children,” by the Hon. Mrs. Franklin, Hon.
Organising Sec. of the P.N.E.U. Price 3d.

Catalogue of the Library. Price 6d.

“Thought Turning as a Factor in the Training of Character and Talk
to Nurses, 5 5 by Helen Webb, M.B. Price 6d.

“Home Safeguards against Boyhood’s Dangers,” by the Rev. the Hon.
E. Lyttleton. Price 2d.

“Some Suggestions for the School Curriculum of Girls and Bo)s un er
14,” by Miss Mason. Price 3d. , . , n

Nature Note Books, in linen covers, plain or inter ea\e ,

,l The S Educ!a£n ta of € atizens,” by the Rev. W. Temple. Price

“Catalogue of Children’s Gift Books,” by Mrs. Clement Parsons.

Parents and Nervous Children,” by J. 0de J d S Q j 1 // opinions and

“Two articles in the Equipment of Boy s p a “ d
Principles, 55 by Miss C. M. Mason.

u Bhe Children's Quarterly. 55 Price 6d. , p°st ’ ^

Children as Persons, 55 by Miss C. M. Mason ^j a90n . Price 6d.

Phe Basis of National Strength, by price 3d.

“Moral Education, 55 by the Hon. Mrs. Fran in. ^ postage, 5 d -

“British Museum Note Book’ 5 (Book of Centuries). _ ^ postage>

J'he British Museum for Children, b>

4 d. IS postage, 4 a *

“The Health of the Child,” by 0 . Hildershe.m-

parents' pjational^sduc^t^^^_^^^[i.

branch REPORTS, 1915-16.

BIRMINGHAM BRANCH.

President-. Mrs. J. H. Llovd.

Mrs. George Cadbury.
Alderman J. H. Lloyd.

Vice-Presidents :

Archibald Kenrick, Esq.
H. Lloyd Wilson, Esq.

Committee :

Miss Major.

Mrs. J. S. Nettlefold.
Mrs. J. Osler.

Mrs. Philip.

Mrs. J. H. Clayton.

Mrs. Alfred Hughes.

Mrs. Russell Jolly.

Mrs. Archibald Henrick.

Mrs. A. Maschwitz. Wellington Road, Edgbaston.

Z n ZZV: Mrs. Lewis Mathews, 39, Westfield Road, Edgbaston.

Branch Representative :

iurs J. S. Nettlefold, Winterbourne, Edgbaston Park Road, Edgbaston.
Number of Members, 168.

List of Lectures and Meetings :

November 29th, 1915 —“ 77 ** Disci fline of Children . ’

A Discussion led by three members asked beforehand.

February 1st, 101 6— “The Training of the Will in Early Childhood .”

J Mrs. Mumford.

February 2?rd, 1916— “Nursery Hygiene” (with lantern slides).

Dr. W. A. Potts.

March 21st, 1916— “Dangers and Safeguards for Boys.”

F. Arthur Sibly, M.A., LL.D.

BROMLEY BRANCH.

This Branch has lapsed for the present, but it is hoped that it may
be revived later. Meanwhile, the members have been transferred to th (
London Branch. All information may be had from Mrs. SommervilP
Sne} r d, South Hill Park, Bromley.

BRONDESBURY AND WEST HAMPSTEAD BRANCH.

Presidents : Mr. and Mrs. Rochester Pusey.

Committee :

Mrs. Carwardine.

Mrs. A. C. Cooke.

Mr. A. C. Cooke.

Mrs. C. W. CUNNINGTON.
Mrs. Danby.

Hon. Secretary

Rev. L. M. D’Orsey.

Mrs. Garrod.

Dr. A. W. George.

Mrs. Granville.

\/r ^ Mr - d °uglas Wilson.

Mrs. Davis.

Douglas ^h-son, 17, Buckley Road, Brondesbury,

N - w -

No meetings held. " Umber of Members, 42.

a.,. o,„. ° r FF,CE - 'onhon.

Number of Member., 689 Ld Ii',''™)''' l'"™' Victoria St, S.W.
Annual Subscription with j?p • 9 scn bers to the Parents * Review .
6r. post free. ^ W ' th Rev lew > (b) The Parents' Review only,

monthly copy ot the Parents'* °n Pavm* of the

Educational Works, which is (*) T&* f *£

post). (3) A ticket for the Annual * he We LibTi.*' A

ing lectures given by any branch W fer enc e ( /W* (books ar« y of
fo f ,he time being find IheKU” fliTfA « SLS’

Course <»r«u e a ' nis anrl °f other

for the time being find themselves n ® i 8 h bourW H PPO t rtunit y of attL7

Union and confined to the Home Ed^ i em hracin K Wo ^ of^I

becoming members of the Parents’ ffel ‘£. s «*«. 3 this

on School. V7) A ne option of

CROYDON BRANCH

The Committee have resolved to <n
duration of the war; after which a r Pen , d further nror^-
sider further action. General Meeting will for the

Information can be obtained from n,. T , ed to «»■

James’s Vicarage, Croydon. the President, R ev . jj. Olivier St

DARLINGTON AND DISTRICT BRANCH

President : Mrs A. F. Pease
Vice-Presidents :

Kdy Wrightson. Rev.' IcTSck.

Committee :

Mrs. Selwyn Austin.

Mrs. R. Seymour Benson.
Mrs. Spafford.

Mrs. R. B. Summerson.
Mrs. J. D. Sinclair.

H°n. Secretary and Treasurer : Mrs. J. E. Hodgkin, SheUeys, Darlington.

Number of Members, 62.

.List of Lectures and Meetings : —

October 22nd, 1915. — “Authority and Freedom.” Mrs. Briarley.

-ovember 26th, 1915. — “Starting a Montessori School in Darlington.”

Miss Tasker.

)ecember nth, 1915. — “Ideals in Musical Education.”

Dr. Yorke Trotter.

January 25th, 1^16. — “Colour and Design in Needlework.”

Miss M. Swanson.

February 29th, 1916. — “Thrift in War Time.”

* Mrs. Beatrice Lyall.

March 28th, 1916.— “School Training in an Age of Machinery.”

Miss Hawtrey.

DERBY BRANCH

President : Mrs. Meynell.

Mrs. H. Strutt.

Mrs. Abraham.

Mrs. Goodall-Copestake.
^ Ar s. Boden.

Mrs. Hugh-Barber.

Dr S 't?* BEMROSE.

«« B« E ?r RosE '

Clmi SF0I1D '

Irs - Constable.

Vice - Presidents : w _ irHT

Mrs. H. Fitzhkrbeki Wright.
The Archdeacon of Derby.
and Mrs. Noakes.

Committee :

Mrs. Davies.

Miss Darke.

Mrs. Goodchild.

Mrs. Holmes-Gore.

Mrs. Hawkins.

^ ^ KATHLEEN ROBOTHAM.

aS“'"' f”“f’ 1 thdr

P children to Dale A b Ruins d Children, at Dove-

party, and expla d Hunt ** J“^ am (Student of House of

eptember 8th igS-T^ JJtss Rosamund Robotham

dale, conducted y : ven to children of

Education, Am Demons tration Bible Less e e Ho use of Educa-

)ctober 21st, D®o M Robotham (ex-Stude

5 . “ d AmbS) Chairman, Mrs- f brah ^ piders and their Ways ”
tl0 “’ Am “ es \ d6 _ A Lantern Chairman, The Ven. the

gV 9 Douglas Wilson, of London.

Archdeacon of Derby. . “Children and the War

febt t‘y m .h, 1916- Annual M«ung. CM Hon . Mrs. Bonn.

’ „ 6 ..Iks topon.nc. of Physical *«■« » ^ Gfunes for

March 20th, 1916.— 1Jie 1IU *7 „ amnn of 17 students.

“ ld '“'Miss D S.^ «'«'«'■ Di “““ T “ i “ i "* ^

EAST CHESHIRE BRANCH.

President : Mrs. Walter Greg.

Vice-Presidents : ^ Nicholson .

Committee :

Mrs. PlGGOTT.

Mrs. Stevens.

Miss Smale.

Mrs. Winder.

YL 1 SS IMLnuLoun.

Hon. Secretary :

Mrs. G. Higginbotham, Manor House, Fallibroome, Macclesn 1 .

Hon . Treasurer : Miss Gaskell, Lee Hall, Prestbury.

Number of Members, 41.

List of Lectures and Meetings : —

ber 20th, 1915.— “Aims of the P.N.E.U.” Miss Parish.

It is hoped that the meetings, and lectures, will be continued next
Lmn and Winter.

EAST SUFFOLK BRANCH*

Presidents : The Marquis and Marchioness of Graham.
Vice-President : Capt. Wentworth.

Committee :

Rev. and Mrs. Cliff. Mrs. Dudley Hervey.

Mrs. Gale. Airs. Heywood.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Garrett. Mrs. Long.

Mrs. Grant. Airs. Scrivener.

Rev. S. Goldsmith. Mrs. Wentworth.

Hon. Secretary : Mrs. Sylvester, St. Petioc, Leiston.

Hon. Treasurer : Mrs. Crum, Mill Edge, Aldeburgh.
ranch Representative -. Mrs. Wentworth. Blackheath, Saxmundham.

Number of Members, 25.

List of Lectures and Meetings :

ember rst. 1915.— “Economy in War Time ” u. r , ... r.osLEW

0 t i~«. A-

i?nTTCATIONAL UNION.
PARENTS — —

Mr. Horsfall.

Miss Adams.

Rev. W. E. Ireland.
Mrs. Nicholson.
Miss Nicholson.

EDlNBTJkaw 4 6 7

“■nbukgh bbanch

Mrs. Arnott. Committee :

Mrs. Bartholomew. Rev. p ro r w

Lady Berry. Dr. Schlapp P ‘ Pate *son.

R. H. Ferard, Esq. ^J rs - Arthur

Mrs. R. K. Hannay. ^s. Douglas

Mrs. W. R. Hardie. Mrs. W M . Thomp^ HAH *

Mrs. Berry Hart. Mrs. Todrick PS0N ‘

feSfffe*.

Hon. Treasurer-. Mrs. Arthur Sinclair ’ r ayfted Road -
Branch Representative : Mrs. Alex. Whyti- 3 ’ S<

YnmV., hr,, ’ L Charlotte Square.

Square.

Number of Members, „ 0
List of Lectures and Meetings
April 1 6th, 1915— “Wise and Unwise Economy.”

December 8th, i 9 i 5 .-“Careers for Girb afafiiled^y HaLDANE '

January 19th, 1916— “How the other Children Live.” MlS ‘ Cmighton -

Mr. Freeland Barbour.

February 17th, 1916.— Poland Mr. Edward Gardiner.

March 14th, 1916.— “Problems of South-East Europe.”

Miss M. I. Newbigin, D.Sc.

FINCHLEY BRANCH.

President : Sir John McClure.

Committee :

Mr. and Mrs. Baillie. Mrs. Mills.

Mr and Mrs. Barnard. Mr. and Mrs. Mostyn.

Mr and Mrs. Goulding. Mr. Blake Odgers.

Mrs. Jenkin. Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Smith.

Mr. and Mrs. Mackinlay.

Hon. Secretary.

Mrs. Blake Odgers, The Garth, Holden Road, . in ey,

Hon. Treasurer : vinrhlev N.

Branch Representative : Mrs. Mostyn, 42, yp rus
Number of Members, 83.

GALASHIELS BRANCH.

President : Mrs. Gibson.

Committee-. Sanderson, Esq.

Mrs. Henderson.

Mrs. Thomson. „ p rea surer:

Hon. Secretary and Hon. .1

Miss M. Gibson, Lint Mailing,

Number of Members, 6.

No meetings have been held.

GLASGOW BRANCH- ^ Crescentj W.

Ho.. Secrecy: Mr.. RO® « 1“^’ Whii.i.8^ ^ w.

Troa,or,r, Mrs. H “j 8 [ mm , X,

Branch Representative : Mr V Mem bers, 50-
Number 01

No meetings held.

W.

468

HAMPSTEAD BRANCH.

President : Rev. Canon Masterman.

Committee ^ Ro \ VN tree Gillett.

Bernard M. Allen, Esq. Mrs! Howard Glover.

»f rc "Rryant, D.Sc. \irs. Lemke.

Mrs! Cloudeslev Brereton. D r. Fo rster Morley. m p

m«. E. W. Candler. Walter R. K r a, Es< h’

Dr and Mrs. Dyer. Miss Thompson.

Mrs. William Edwards. .

p c jz: n.w.

Mrs Bertram F. Crosfi

^”' 4 e Gables Vale of Health, N.W.

Mrs W K. Lidderdale, 5, The

Branch Representative

urancn r Q e Westminster.

Mrs. Walter Rea, Smith Square, wesrm

Number of Members, 50.

List of Lectures and Meetings ^ Rabbi Mattuck.

March 9th, 1915.— “Education an * ' ^ P.N.E.U.” Miss Parish.

October *>. as at. Aid to Develop.

November 116th, 1915 — ^ Method of Relaxation Miss ChapL i N .

. PoetTv ” Mr. Maurice Myers.

December 14th, i 9 « 5 -- J. .« How to Listen to Music.”

January 17th, i 9 i6.-(Holiday Lecture^ Macphers0N) F.R.A.M.

Feb,..,, « 5 .b, Wd.-“W T“=ti»8 ol History «

M„cb sand, *«• P " ils ° f *

HUDDERSFIELD AND DISTRICT BRANCH,

President : Benjamin Broadbent, Esq., M.A.

Vice-President : Mrs. Alfred Roberts.

Committee :

Mrs. H. Bairstow. Mrs. H. Hirst.

Mrs. A. S. Haywood. Mrs. Wilmshurst.

Hon. Secretaries :

Mrs. Glaisyer, Carr End, Dalton.

Mrs. Hudson, Torlea, Edgerton.

Hon. Treasurer : Miss Eleanor Walsh, Briarleigh, Imperial Road.

Number of Members, 28.

List of Lect/uxes and Meetings : —

October ,i8th, °Q “Some Experiences of Indian

November „tB Profes *° r A ^ HUR Smithells, F.R.S., Leeds University.

’ '^instructed*” 1 * 7 ° f the _, Instructed Mother to the Un-
December 1st, igis-DiSskm on r B ' Broadbent > Es Q- M.A.. J.P,
stoned Eduction/- 11 Lyttelton ’ 9 *”*> “The Corner-

January 12th, ,1016— “life, Opened by Mrs. Henry Glaisyer.

bhtM™, 0n<ie ' e,0 »»dt Story of ft, MoW . (for
February toth, t,.6.-«&h„,^„ ys „„ “ ^ University.

March 9th, 1916.— “The Trainin'?^ r SQ '' Headmaster , Clayesmore School.

Miss SiLcox m HidtPsS 0 ’ %l eDS \ iQ Children.”

am, stress, Thoresby High School, Leeds.

469

__ UNION.

hull branch

President ; Ladv v C ”’

• Lad y Nunbu rn „ olme

Mr. and Mrs. Priestley CoopeT"^

Rev. J. Cholmeley. ’ Mr. H. p ti f

Miss Fergusson. Mrs. Hole LE ‘

Mr. and Mrs. Fitton. ^rs. Jarman

Mr. C. H. Gore. Mrs. Martin

Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Walton

Mr. Witty
Secretaries •

Mrs . Priestley Cooper, North Ferriby; Mrs Hole „ ,

Hon. Treasurer-. Priestley Cooper f ' Hessle ’ East Yorks -

Number of Members (counted bv ,,k Ferriby '

List of Lectures and Meetings scn ption), 38.

November 8th, 1915.— “Naughty Children” c

December 6th, i 9 i 5 .-“General Training in Sound ’ Judgment.”" 1 ™’ E$Q '

January 5th, 1916.— “Children and the War ” Miss Cumberbirch.

February 7 th, 1916. — “Story Telling.” ' Gore, MW.

Mrs . Hole organised two meetings during the session to intr^&e
work of the Union to strangers, one in the summer at Hessle and om in
December, by kind invitation of Miss Ferraby, Grosvenor House, Huh

LEEDS BRANCH.

President : Mrs. Bickersteth.

Vice-Presidents :

The Lady Airedale. The Rev. J. R. Wynne-Ed wards.

The Rev. W. H. Draper. Mrs. Wicksteed.

Committee :

Mrs. G. Bray. Miss Harland.

Mrs. Harding Churton. Mrs. Sydney Kitson.

Miss Scotson Clark. Miss Lowe.

Mrs. Gordon. ^ rs - Mayo.

Hon. Secretary : Mrs. Capper Johnson, Roundhay.

Hon. Treasurer : Mrs. G. Arnold, Moortown.

Branch Representative : Mrs. W icksteed, Weetwood.

Number of Members, 14°-

No meetings held.

LIVERPOOL BRANCH.

Committee

Sir Alfred Booth.
Lady Booth.

Mrs. Bosanquet.

professor Campagnac.
Mrs. Tames.

Mrs. A. T. Miller.

Mrs. Raw.

Hon. Secretory end Hen Creoti Liverp ool.

-

No meetings held. aNCHi LI VERPOOL

VICTORIA SETTLEMENT B ^

Vi eir",.‘i’nt : Mi- s ““''

Hon. Seereury: ^ ^nrer: NelhetteW M »'

Miss Pearson, Victoria ^ etBei ? Ienl bers, 4°-
Number of » ie

47°

fwf= J ' v '' c ar,v

parents' national ■edocationai^'TNIon- —

— Roxby, Esq.

List of Lectures and Meetings :

March 25th, i 9 i.S-- China - Nursing. ... _

.f Hvffiene. Miss Powell.

October aist, i 9 iS'- Per *°“^“ d '^Changing, Lifting, Washing-
November i8th, i 9 i 5 .— Bed-mak g Miss p 0WKLL<

the Prevention of ^ d jon Common Complaints of
December ,6th, Miss Powell.

, The Clinical Thermometer, Poultices and Fomenta-
January 20 th. i 9 i 6.— The Clinical Miss Powell.

tlonS ' and treatment of fractures, dis-

February r,th, JJJha, iraiur. Mi “ Po ™-‘~

March ,6th, ,,.6,-S-pl. acc.deut, and emer g «hc.es, wrth

^ m vpn bv special request, as the members

-a.

LONDON BRANCH.

Presidents :

The Most Honourable The Marquess and Marchioness of Aberdeen

AND TEMAIR.

Committee :

Mrs. Frederic Hall.

Mrs. Clement Parsons.

Mr. Henry Perrin.

Mrs. Pringle.

Mrs. Whitaker Thompson.

Mrs. Edward Tufnell.

Mrs. Fabian Ware.

Mrs. John Verity.

Mrs. Weir.

Hon. Secretary \ Mrs. Fyfe, 34, King Street, Chester.

Hon. Treasurer : Miss Parish, 26, Victoria Street, S.W.

Branch Representative : Mrs. Whitaker Thompson, 24, Argyll Road, W.
Number of Members, 279.

List of Lectures and Meetings

March 5th, 1915— “The Mother’s Opportunities with the Child. 33

n . , „ Mrs. Clare Goslett.

ctober 27th, 1915.— Household Expenditure in War Time.”

Nnvpmhpr ft* „ Dr. Marion Vaughan.

(> J IQI5 ' A Method of Relaxation as an Aid to Development. 33
Deremhpr .t . _ <c a tt* MiSS C^HAPLIN.

’ 9 S ~ Lines' t0 a Council Sc hool Working on P.N.E.U.

January rath, i 9 i6.-“Fighting in Flanders and Gallipoli ” PARISH '

February 8th, 19 i6.-“Toymakin e ’’ ^ PaRROTT ’ M.A., L.L.D.

March 13th, 1016 —“Social % Mlss RtJBY POLKINGHORNE.

3,9 S ^ an aSd E ^ r r’ C ***¥<* the r EdUCati0n ° f

-t

January 6th, , 9 i6.-“Mrs.

Light of Present 1 FH en S 4-^ r ^ ter ’ rey i ew ed in the
1 resent Educational Ideas. 33

. “The Educational n i , Mrs * Cle ment Parsons.

lectures^r Bra k nCl l is affili ated to the Selho °° e A ' E ‘ Zimmern > M.A.
n e ad on application to the Hon °Secre’ t ' c ^ ets * or

The Rev. H. N. Bate.
Mrs. Battle.

Mrs. Beecheno.

Mrs. Percy Bigland.

Lady Campbell.

Lady FitzRoy.

TheHon. Mrs. Franklin.
Mrs. Henry Gooch.

Miss Grey.

LOUGHTON ANd BUCKHU^H,C L ^r—

President.. Mrs. David H o RANCH
^■President-. Mrs. Mol ^ D ‘

Mrs. Crossman. c °mmttee ,

Mrs. Dietrichsen. Miss Gardner

Hon. Secretary , Mrs. F. Lewis Kili
Hon. Treasurer, Miss Galletlv Tb n**' Buckhurst HiU.

BrM *•*««««»: Mr“ F ‘‘t™ 1 'f hUm H m -
lu. of lm.* »d N r^ g t““ w *' *°

M „ch 3rd, 09,5. “Sports ,„d G.„, s **,*, te &taol Uh „

October ,3.6, ,„ S .-"Lo,, rf S w% M S «“

November 10th, 1915— “Religious Education of Elder Children.”*' ^

December 1st, 1915.— “Children and the War ” m!I‘ ?' c ' Davies ‘

February 2nd, i 9 i6.-“Child Life.” Rev i L ™° N ‘

March 1st, i 9 i6 — “The Advantages of a Classical Education fe^GuS?* 8 '

Miss C. Jebb.

MAIDSTONE AND MID-KENT BRANCH.

President : Mrs. C. H. Style.

Vice-President : Mrs. Henry Lushington.

Committee :

Mrs. Arthur Davison. Mrs. Peploe.

The Rev. R. Griffiths. Miss Pennethorne.

Mrs. Lowry. The Hon. Mrs. Wild.

Hon. Secretary :

Mrs. C. H. Style (acting), Crouch House, Boro 3 Green, Kent.

Hon. Treasurer : Mrs. Sydney Smith, Howard, Maidstone.
Number of Members, 30.

List of Lectures and Meetings (J ... CuRK

April 14th, i 9 iS- “Stories of Patriots and Heroes. * ^ ^

July 24th, i 9I5 . — “Bible Lessons to Children.

January 17th, i 9 i6.-“The Appreciation of B ranms Mrs Stanskield Prior.

MIDDLESBROUGH BRANCH.

President : Lady Bell.

Vice-Presidents: ^ Uws0N .

Rev. H. Samuel.

Miss Shepherd
M rs. Illtyd Williams.

Mrs. Dorman.

W. Edwards, Esq.
Mrs. Gjers.

Mrs. Hedley.

Mrs. O. Cochrane
Mrs. Dickie.

Mrs. Fothergill.
Mr. Fothergill.

Committee^ hqwat
Mrs. Howell.

EJSSSi

Ml ' r \ p"w,LSO», Parttvorst.

S “"7^ Members.

472

<W^ C an<p

parents' national educational union.

List of Lectures and Meetings i : Miss Ross. N.F.U.

March .6th, , 9 , S .-“Nature and the Cu men mm

October 29th, 1915.— "The Work of a - Miss Margaret Law.

November abth, WShSSi? ~

Movements, Miss r ose Benton.

December 8th, 1915.— “Medical Training for W Dr g E0RGINA Malden.

„ ££T >» Rev T L. Barkway.

January 118th, 1916. J ane * Children.” Mrs. Richardson.

M^rdf ^ th^i 9 1 6 c— ‘ ‘ E lem ent ary Schools and the Parents’ Union J

northwood branch.

President : Mrs. Schultz.

Vice-Presidents :

Miss Rowland Brown. Miss M hite.

Committee :

Miss Baumer. Mrs. Newth.

Mrs. Bird. Mrs. Perry.

Mrs. Chadwick. Mrs. Vaughan Smith.

Mrs. Norman Dickson. Mrs. Shiell.

Mrs. Gilbey. Mrs. Terry.

Mrs. Newland. Mrs. de Winton.

Hon. Secretaries :

Mrs. Hopwood, “Ingledene,” and Mrs. Felgate, “Briardene.”

Hon. Treasurer : Mrs. Wright, Greycote.

Branch Representative'. Mrs. Felg.ate, Briardene.

Number of Members, 32.

List of Lectures and Meetings : —

October 5th, 1915.— “Ideals of Education in England and Germany.”

Aovember -nth, 1915.— “Children and the War.” Mrs. Creighton Temple.
December 7th, x9i 5 .-“Medicine a Profession for Women.”

January 26th toi 6 “Tho t •+*i r* ^ r ' ^ ARY SCHARLIEB.

^ *«•

’ ,,6 _ “'“'P 1 '™ n «* Home.” Mrs. Townsend.

OXTED AND LIMPSFIEI.D BRANCH.

President-. Mrs. Swinburne.

Mrs. Clay. Committee ,

Lady Hankey. Mrs. Keen.

Hon ? Mrs ' Swinburne' r>A ' NE-

Hon. Secretary. Mrs P, vm t>

«n. Treasurer . Lady H ” M*"or, Oxted.

B ’"’ Ch «»««.; Ld.Tj r g'«yy‘- Limpsfield.

vr w . Number of MemK ' Hlghstead > Limpsfield..

No Meetings were held. Member s, 41.

PLYMOUTH BRANCH

- rutZiiZ Po —

• Secretary , Miss Raymond

^ DeVOnPOrt ‘
Eurhythmies.” Miss Marshall

Dr. Sydney Gilford.

Mr. Dryland Haslam ] r
Miss Musson.

— ^

r „ Lanon Trotter
Miss Ashcroft. L °mmittee ; K *

Mrs. H. S. Cooke. Mrs. Seaby

Miss Sjeyensoj,

Si ^ Winter.

Non. Secretary, Miss L. Ashcroft „ *

i t fT t , Number of Memto*!^ tick Road - Reading.

List of Lectures and Meetings •— 5 34 ’ 8

September 28th, . 9 i5.-“Children and the War” rn

, . ar (Discussion).

.November 25th, 1915— "Housekeeping in War Tim ^ned by L. Ashcroft.

December 2nd, 1915 (Annual Meeting “t M ' SS Morse (N.F.E.L.)

ChifdrTn » 6 T ran r e Teach “g to

December 16th, 1915.— “Early Training of Children in' HabV' Th ° MPSON ’
Branch decided to hold no further Meetings for the Miss Parish -

REIGATE, REDHILL AND DISTRICT BRANCH.

President : G. W. Rundall, Esq., M.A.

Vice-Presidents :

Rev. W. Earle, M.A. F. E. Lemon, Esq, M.A.

„ _ F - S. Orme, Esq., M.A.

H. Sewell, Esq., M.R.C.S.

Committee :

Mrs. Saunders.

Mrs. Scrutton.

Mrs. Seth-Smith.

Mrs. Sewill.

Mrs. Slater.

Mrs. Uloth.

Hon. Secretary : Mrs. Butler, Candahar, Reigate.

Hon . Treasurer : F. S. Orme, Esq., The School House, Reigate.
Branch Representative : The Rev. Walter Earle, Redgate House, Reigate.

Number of Members, 53.

List of Lectures and Meetings:— M *

March 22nd, 1915.— “The Teaching of H ' stc t y C 'O.^o ^ c . ,

October „.h, ..9,s.-'J Folt Song - “P

Mrs. Latham.

Miss Cooper.
Mrs. Hall.
Mrs. Halsted.
Mrs. Hoare.
Mrs. Rundall.

November nth, 1915. — “ The

Illustration. Mrs^ the child.”

Mother’s Opportunity with Gc

jsical Edi
and War.

D.C.L., President

Mrs. Clare Goslett.
C. D. Olive, Esq., M.A.

December 8th, 1915.— “A Ckssical Eduaition. Warrek , K.C.V.O.,

January 8th. .9.6-^ “ gd *« College, Ot.otd,

Professor of To et ^T hing 0 f Our ChUdwn.’
February 16th, 1916. — "The War an ^ ev . Canon ^ ASTE * e w' a r-”

March 8th, i 9 i6.-‘‘Practical Training for Young P ^ e o?me, Esq., M.A.

«HRFWSBURY branch.

ady Stokes.

Mrs. Russ Wood
L ady Stokes.

Committees Th 0 rnycroft.

Miss Ward- t 0 hn ’s Hill.
Hon. Secretary : Hiss Ward, 2,,

ii

c_vw£ 3 C” 1 Cp

^nTTCAWoSAL UNION.
parents* national hpucat^ .

Mrs THOKNVCKOKX, Upper Berwick.

Hon. T rea5Ure xJnber of Members, -i*

, T „ tlirPS and Meetings „ Mrs i NG ham.

List of Lectu j ( r)alcroze Method. Mr blathwayt.

March 2 7 tb » 19 ^.'Character and the . . . Dr. Russ Wood.

June ,,th ’J ‘ 9 3 q _“Children’s Eyesig r , ARK .

October 12th, 9 5- (lstories .» Miss . rea d by Lady Stokes,

November 23 rd - 9 5 - Miss Isabel JV J children .”

March 3 rd, Tra*mn !°

SURBITON BRANCH.

P^ident ■■ Mrs- Z^ IERN -

Vice-Presidents .

Rev. Canon H ASL °£® ’ * H . Millard

R. N. Goodman.

Committee :

Mrs.
Mrs.

Letchworth.

Mrs. E. R. Cobb. Mrs! Pain.

Mrs. Denny. Miss Procter.

Mrs. Dickson. M rs. Unwin.

Mrs. HORNER. JOHNSON, Waveney, Ditton Hill, Surbiton.

Hon. Secretary. Mrs. AlexJM.^ Members> ^

List of Lectures and Mating Outlook .„ Mr. A. E. Zimmern.
October 22nd, 1915-- The Ldu Hjstorjcal Sense in Children.”

November 16th, 19 * 5 - Train 6 Hon. Mrs. Franklin.

^ v a ,„ It “Careers for Girls.” Mrs. E. L. Courtney.

December 7th, 1915 — careers ™ M Ciarf Goslftt

February 7th 1016.— "Physical Training for Girls. Mrs. Clare (jOSLETT.

March 6th. ,9,6 -“Musical Appreciation.” Miss Nellie Holland.

WEST HERTS BRANCH.

President : Mrs. Hext.

Committee :

Lady Birkbeck. Mrs. Moses.

Mrs. C. H. Greene. Mrs. Mitchell Innes.

Mrs. Houseman. Mrs. Pearson.

Hon, Secretary : Miss Capstick, Heath Lodge, Hemel Hempstead.

Hon. Treasurer Mrs. G. H. Woodman, Fernville, Hemel Hempstead.
Number of Members, 27.

List of Lectures and Meetings : —

March 9th, iqi S .-“British Birds.” J. Hastings, Esq., F.Z,S,

October 13th, 1915.— “How to Prepare Boys for School Life.”

*r A , C. H. Greene, Esq.

n em er IotJl> I 9 I 5-“" The Teaching of Music.” Miss Line, Medalist,
ecember 8th, 1915.— “Sympathy with our Girls.” Miss Soulsby.

■e ruary 9th, 1916.— “The Importance of the Development of Nervous
Stability in Children.” Paper by Dr. Helen Webb,
March 8th tIT . re ^ by Miss Mear-Walters.

’ 9 he Building of a Better Land.” Signorina Lunati.

WEYBRIDGE BRANCH.

Mrs. Butler. Committee ■

Mrs. Howard Brooks ? r ‘ Elizabeth Dawes.

Rev. Spencer Buller Mrs - Ful ler.

Mrs. Cameron. ^ r - E ri c Gardner.

xi ^ Mr s. Henderson.

tj n Mr. Drury Wakf

Hon, Secretary \ Mrs Pwttto

Hon. Treasurer \ Mrs Osw ATn c ^ unts PiP> Weybridge.

„ . N™b ,J w’T' Th ' Chilt «“. Weybridge.

No meetings held. mDer of Members, 46.

WOODFORD AN,,

„& *■*'"*-

? r"“^«* N c STE ‘ D -

Vtce - President . C <>Rbett

UNION.

b ^ANCH.

475

Mrs. Dewhurst.
Miss Freeman.
Mrs. Guy.

r Lad y Hamilton
Committee • ‘

fetes

Hon . Secretary : Mrs C E

*"■ Trm: F - H*r™“u, e K n « C "' 8 '' S «*™br«>k

Numb ^ Red B ^ge Lane,

iN umber of

List of Lectures and Meetings ’ 35 '

November urth, ^xS-“Afte,War Dem ands in ^

^ovember 25th, *^5 -“Why to Save and How” m H ‘ D ™hurst.
December 16th, 191 5 -“Elements of Patriotism” f"' Havteb > B.A.
January 13th, 1916.— “Stories of Patriots and Heroes 8 ” 01 ' 1 * Lunat1 ’

Miss Elizabeth Clark

AUSTRALIA.

victoria branch.

President : j. T. Collins, Esq., M.A., LL.B,

Vice-Presidents :

WlLF * E £ K mp r U c HES ’ Esq ” Hon - George Swinburne.

M.B., M.R.L.S. Frank Tate, Esq., M.A.

Professor T. G. Tucker, M.A., Litt.D

Committee :

D. Avery, Esq., M.Sc. Miss Henderson.

Mrs. E. Bage. Mrs. A. Joske.

Miss Chambers. Mrs. W. S. Laurie.

Mrs. J. T. Collins. Mrs. George Swinburne.

A. W. Craig, Esq., M.A. Mrs. Sproule.

Mrs. E. E. Dillon. J. McKellar Stewart, Esq.,

Mrs. J. Gibson. m p k.D.

Mrs. Kent Hughes.

Hon Lecture Secretary :

Mrs. M. M. Phillips, Larnoo, Munro Street, Armadale, Melbourne.
Hon General Secretary and Treasurer :

Mrs. D. Av.», 387, Barker’s Feed, Eas. K.., K*—-
Number of Members, 55 -

List of Lectures and Meetings ( t aMES McRae, M.A.

April 28th, 1915.— “Montessori Methods. ., dten ... Miss E. Pvt-
June 25th, 1915.— “Education of \oung Schoo i s towards the Ne

ssa. - «— “

L. A. Adamson, M.A. it ^5 been f<w“d

In a comparatively small ^"^““smainly conD f te n d Jter
impossible, owing to a variety o , d Though * e , ; t will be con ‘
hold meetings as frequently as was hoped ^ ^ bt that

members is smaller than * ast ^ Meeting i n I 9 1 ^*
siderably increased after the

: ! a

ip

%,0 < - T ^-

The Parents’ National Educational Union, Central Office Accounts

BALANCE SHEET 31st, DECEMBER, 1915.

LIABILITIES.

To Sundry Creditors

,, Sundry Reserves
Jf General Revenue Account
Balance, Jan. ist, 1912...

,, Excess of Income over Ex-
penditure for the year to
date

£ s. d. £ s . d.

42 2 9

117 12 10

939 17 o

162 5 8

1102 2 8

£1261 18 3

ASSETS.

By Sundry Debtors —

Parents' Reviw

” House of Education Students’
Lees Outstanding
,, Books Account, Stock as cer-
tified by Sec.

,, Debtors as per List

,, Cash at Bank

,, Cash in Hand

£ s - d £ s . d.

87 1 10

81 10 o

3 2
118 o 1

782 17 o
14 6 2

2 9<> 3 3

— 797 3 2

^1261 18 3

O CiVvCa "XT

r S!/ '

REVENUE ACCOUNT, 1st JANUARY, to 31st DECEMBER,

1915.

EXPENDITURE.

To Rent, Gas, Coals, Salaries, &c.

,, Printing and Stationery

,, Postages and Parcels

,, Office Expenses, & c.

,, Subscriptions paid out ...

,, Balance, being excess of Income over
Expenditure for the year, trans-
ferred to General Revenue Account

£ d -
595 3 2

91 l8 l£

59 *3 9^
19 15 o

3 4 6

162 5 8

^932 °

INCOME.

By

Travelling Expenses Refunded

By Meetings

Members’ Subscriptions

Donations

Capitation Fees ... • •• ••

House of Education Students Fees ...

Literature

Books

Parents' Review ••• .

Parents’ Union School Fees Commission
Lecture Fees
Deposit Interest ...

£ d

2 15 °

5 16
217 7
19 9
32 2

64 10
9 3
332 ”

217 15
1 7 *7
2 2

id 8

^932 o 1

We have examined the foregoing Accounts with the Books and Vouchers of the Parents* National
Educational Union, and are of opinion that they are properly drawn up, so as to exhibit a true and
correct view of the state of the Union’s affairs, according to the best of our information and the explana-
tions given to us and as shewn by the Books.

x . _ BEAVIS, WALKER & CO.,

53, New TUoad Street, London, E.C. Chartered Aecountants.

5th April, 1916.

*For Life Membership of P.N.E.U.

■O

"4

parents' national educational

think of
to write

OUR WORK.

HOUSE OF EDUCATION.

»ough

to the Secretary, Scale How, before June 15th.

Students’ Preparation Class.- It has been decided to open a Students*
Preparation Class for girls of 17 who wish to begm the training at
18 Teaching will be given by members of the College btaff, and
special attention will be given to French, Music, and Latin. Fees,
£20 a term. There will possibly be one vacancy.

Parents' Union School —Erratum, Form V. Scott Elliott’s Nature Studies,
pages 71-129 should read 11-55.

f Register of Schools, some or all classes of which work in the Parents'
Union School, and are tested by the P.U.S. Examinations : —

Principal.

*The Misses Armitage
Miss Beck

Miss Birtwhistle
iuISS Burman

Miss Capstick

School.

College Hill, Haslemere
Fridham, Heacham,

King’s Lynn
1 31, Sloane Street, S.W.
35, St # Leonard’s Terrace
Chelsea

Heath Lodge, Boxmoor

Forms Working
in P.U.S.

Girls or
Boys.

Girls I, II, III, & IV.
Girls II, III, IV & V.

Girls

Boys

I,

]. W. Clouston, Esq. Semer
The Misses Edkins

}

oemer House School, \ Bovs
Stratton Park, Biggleswade /

Girls and
boys

*Miss Laura Faunce
and Miss Marjorie
Evans

Miss Fraser
The Misses Gardner

JC. H. Gibbs, Esq.
# Miss Goode
Rev. Cecil Grant

Grange School, \

23. Hanger Lane, Ealing/
27, Craven Road, Hyde
Park, W.

Lyddon Villa School,

Buckhurst Hill College,
Essex

Girls

II and III.
IB and II.

IB, IA.
and II.
IA and II.

I and II.

1 34 1 Sloane Street. v
London, S.W. f
vondale, Burgess Hill

George’s, Harpenden

St.

fThe Committee tnh*

Girls and I, II, HI,
small boys IV & V.

Girls and IB, IA..
boys and III.

Girls I, II, hi, IV,
V and VI.

Boys I.

Boys I and II.

(preparatory).

Girls and I, II

boys and III.

Boys and II, III,

girls IV & V.

to these Schools

t Eiu,a,ion. A mb „,‘d..

. 1 C'S’,

3., c.Dtr.i > '■ “(.in.

rranwell

**• c "

and in.
I and II,

Messrs. Donaid
p. Macdonald and
Basil Johnston

Miss McLaughlin

Babba<We!\ R t ^- \ Gi * and I, m
• more 4 ay J bovs

JTHE Misses Nixon
The Misses Nott

Tormore School,

U PPer Deal
The Chantry, Mere

Wilts,

boys

Boys

Lincroft, ^

t? i- . Hants. (

Fehxtowe, Clifton,

*Miss Violet Parker Rothay, Wilbury BnSt01

Crescent, Hove

Miss Pearson and Richmond House

Mdi.le. Cochard Caterham Valley’ Surrey}

*Miss Pennethorne P.N.E.U. School'

* and Miss Wiseman

London Rd., Maidstone | Boys
W. H. Prosser, Esq. Snettisham Grange, ) Boys

Norfolk f

Miss Thomas Gullivers, Eton College,

Windsor

Park Terrace School,

Falmouth

\ Girls and j, jj
> boys and III.

I and II.

I.

I and II.

| Girls and IB & IA.

*Miss Tillman and
Miss Rogers
*Miss Stainton

boys

Girls II and III.

JMrs. Underhill
Miss Ward
Miss Whittall

2, Glenilla Studios,

Belsize Park J

Gardens, N.W.

Wootton Court, J

Wootton, Kent J

27, St. John’s Hill, \
Shrewsbury •

Murrayfield. Heswall, J
Cheshire /

Girls & boys I & II.

Boys I and II.
Girls & boys I & II.
Girls 1 an d n -

1 1

*Ex-Student of the House of Education, Ambleside.

XHouse of Education Mistress. „ p ntv , rt

P N -E.V. Literary Society. Subject for June : “P ; PP a asseS ’

Browning. . ^ ^ ^ 0 f

P-N.E.U. Translation Society. The war ^^stTto the members
foreign literature, the Hon Secretary again s ^ classic for trans-
fhat they should choose their own P as S
Nation and send it to her fully describe .

Miss C. Agnes Ro ° P1 Bournemouth.
Pen Selwood, Gervis

roni whom all particulars may be obtained.

HOUSE OF ECUCATfOS

inspector’s report

I had the pleasure of spend, ne t ’ ECEMBF - f . > 9 . 5 .
at the House of Education^ when T 7 ** ya < Nov «nber 5 th and rm
students of the second year and V, h ^ d lessons given bv d 7’ I9 ‘ 5)
en S , 6 ed. I „„ p“’ e '*°'^ d »■*» «“

Th^ s ,he member * < h ' *<*« "* -»duit

The happy impressions which were left on
a year ago were deepened and confirmed the 7, mind at ^ first visit
with generous and well-tried ideas in educlt T are *amU» r
tion and practice in teaching, f rom which ?h!\ they receive instruc
evenness of result, profited. They bear the t &Ve with likable
the House, distinctive and admirable Thev h ° f the place and °*

ease with their young pupils, hold their attentive a " atUral and dignified
partners in the search for knowledge and skill of 7 and make the m
studies cover a very wide range, and they thus Their own

skilful direction, with many subjects in some of h -T® acquainted - u "der

*■" . p~-. d-n. fi tZ&’iT'

Learning and teaching are properly allied and 7r 7 \
readiness which the students show to their pupi.s and win "rom S'
they offer to their own teachers. y

In the accompanying sheets I have set down marks which indicate my
opinion of the performance of each student in most of the subjects in which
I had specimens of her work : in regard to many of them my knowledge
is very slight, and indeed the occasion of an oral test or a written paper
is insufficient for a quite trustworthy verdict. Upon some subjects in
which I heard the students I have not attempted a mark— e.g., German
and Italian : in both languages it was evident that excellent lessons were
given by the teacher, but I find that my notes could not record all that
would be necessary for an exact appraisement, even if my ear were
sufficiently well trained for the purpose, as I must confess it is not.

The lecture on Architecture was an exceedingly useful piece of work,
and illustrates very perfectly the width of outlook and the judgment with
which the studies of the House are planned. It provided the students, in
a popular but thoroughly methodical way, with just the knowledge that
every one ought to have, and which almost every one lacks.

The lessons on Conic Sections, a subject with which I am less k™ 1 iar
than the srtudents, had the effect of teaching me much, an t e s u ,
I am sure, a great deal more. It was, indeed, a very prett) ex

0rd TtT“rr'eTesson in French (on Fenelon) ^ sp.nfedjcl business
I’ke, and deserved, as it got, the vivid attention o s ^ { luab [<

Miss Sumner’s lesson in Art was very imp stud)
su ggestion, and should be useful to students mo u „ \y bal wa ,

a nd teaching than those usually intended by e "° _ -

* The students narrate lectures on lltera ry ( f^ v j^attentio J ”-Ed .

“y section, in French, so they necessarily pay

OUR WORK.

3/5

n

a romtwsition has a wide application, as was

Mid about construction and cornet

c c .S"Ei OT .io» i«» «■ tosi ” s!like ” ■ “ d

very cleverly managed. jn Dancing produces very delightful

The instruction m Drill an ^ contribute to the vigorous health
results for the spectator, and ^

which the students appear to eni 0 ^ shews j n many different materials
The Handwork is ™ri ^ {hink what impressed me most deeply
originality, P atienCC students of She Stoops to Conquer; it was a
was a performance by histrionic powers (which include a strong

brilliant interpretation, ana ^ ^ c]early proved by the ease i n

self-control) of the P 1 ^ 6 ”. . when having forgotten a few li nes

which they took up * h « r p ‘ wh isper-and more than a whisper from
they were obliged to wait ior

the prompter.

uyaminaTION PAPERS.

j" Class.

Maximum.

S. Bartlett
M. Bennett
J. Brooke Gwynne
A. P. V. Devonshire
V. Fletcher
A. Haggard
P. Hickson
A. Hussey
P. Jameson
D. Maffett

G. Purves
J. Stoddart
M. Taylor

H. Vince
F. Walker
M. Wilson

V. Wimbush ^ ^ ^

Complete List including Teaching and Reading.

S. Bartlett
H. Bennett
J. Brooke Gwynne
A. P V. Devonshire
V. Fletcher
A. Haggard
P. Hickson
A. Hussey
P . Jameson
D. Maffett
J. Purves
J. Stoddart
M. Taylor
H. Vince
F. Walker
M. Wilson
V. Wimbush

» •*"£! A. A- » dB+ : the sect

Theory of
Education.

Method of
Education.

History of
Education.

Total

Numerical

ICO

IOO

IOO

300

35

60

45 •..

I40

40 ...

50 ...

55

*45

60

60

35 -

155

65 ...

70 ...

45 -

180

55 -

55 ...

25 ...

*35

30 ...

60

20

no

50 ...

50 ...

15

115

75 •••

60

50

185

80

65 ...

40 ...

185

25 ...

65 ...

25 ...

XI 5

35 -

c 5 ...

45 .-

x 35

40 ...

65 ...

30 ...

125

55 -

70 ...

30 ..

*55

40 ...

55 -

55 •..

x 5 o

45

45 •••

30 ...

120

35 ...

50 ...

40 ...

125

35 -

45 -

25 ...

xx 5

Exam’n.

General

Reading

Papers

Mark

B+ ...

B

B +

B— ...

B

B

B

B

BP

A— ...

B+ ...

A—

B

B- ...

B+

B— . .

C

C

B+ ...

C

3—

B

B-f ...

B-p

B

B-f ...

B-P

B—

C

B —

A — .

B— ...

A =

B—

B — ...

B

b+ ..:

B

B

B—

B

B-

c+ ...

B— ...

B —

B

B- ...

B—

A — ...

C

B-P +

a = v. riexcner.

B-F S. Bartlett, p T amo

B M. Bennett, O.fe?' r

5 a' H 1CkSOn ’ Stoddart’ G ' Purves -

B= A. Haggard M

C H. Vince, F. Walke/ V ' Wimb ush.

C— M. Wilson.

D J. Brooke-Gwynne.

153

Latin.

Division I.

® — ?• Hickson, A. Hussey.

B J. Walker.

C P. Jameson.

Division III.

B-h J. Stoddart.

B S. Bartlett.

B — M. Taylor.

B= A. Devonshire.

— -‘oiun u

A— A. Haggard

5 + ^etcher, G. Purves.
»— M. Bennett.

(Signed) E. T. C. CAMPAGNAC,

Professor of Education, University of Liverpool.

GENERAL REPORT ON THE NATURE
NOTE BOOKS.

I have carefully examined the 20 Note Books submitted to me, done
by 17 students. I find very good work in nearly all of them. The work
attains such a high standard, that it was only necesary to make two classes.
The First Class is a very good one indeed this year : and the Second Class
differs from it chiefly with respect to quantity rather than quality. In
most of the Note Books the Drawings reach a very high level; this applies
to several books in the Second Class. The notes are generally copies and
often of very great interest; and bear witness to the keenness
asm of the Students. I was glad to note that in many books .the S ars
have appeared again. By way of adverse criticism 1 must say that .
many took, .here is , ton.,, and v.guene*.! ZTZ^m
little trying. This is especially the case in e r P e num ber

with the Students. This is probably due to some ^ ^ and ener gy of

of new objects forced upon our at ^ ntl ™ shortening our walk a

the Students : and can probably be remediea y .

little and increasing our talk in the f. °°! ( i une 14th and 17th) was
My pleasant annual visit to Ambiesi (J 4 which prevailed
rendered ^additionally delightful l byrte very •

the whole time of my stay. T m to the two days,

and we crowded a prodigious amount o d was quite satisfied

I paid my usual visit to the f “f" 8 “1 , dWcul.i« to t* overcome.
With the work done in them, in the face 0 s ^ ^ p £ g _ p.R.M.S.

Alfred

Thornley, M.A.

j 5 6

GDKUL R BPORT ON THE NATOSE HOTS HOOKS.

Vince, H. F.
Purves, G. M.
Walker, F.
Hickson, P.

Wilson, M. C.
Stoddart, J. R.
Hussey, A. A.
Bartlett, S. W.
Haggard, A.

CLASS LIST.

First Class.

Fletcher, V.

Jameson, P.

Taylor, M.

Maffett, D.

Second Class.

Bennett, M.
Devonshire, A. P. V.
Wimbush, V.

Brooke Gwynne, J.

BRIEF REPORT UPON EACH NOTE BOOK.

Vince, H. F. A very nice book indeed. The Drawings are excellent;
and many of the notes of great interest.

Purves, G. M. An excellent book : full of interest. The Drawings
are very nice. The Bird and Flower Lists well kept.

Walker, F. A most industrious Student. The book is full of good
notes and excellent Drawings.

Hickson, P. A nice book with fine, bold Drawings : and good Lists.
Fletcher, V. A good book, with charming Drawings : and interesting
notes. . i

Jameson, P. A very nice book indeed. Shows great industry. The
Drawings are good.

Taylor, M. A nice book with copious notes, and very good Drawings
The astronomical Maps are quite a feature. A few loose statements.

Maffett, D. An industrious and enthusiastic Student. The Drawings

are EoTm r fe I l0OSe statements - Cannot And the Bird List !

' ' M. C. This is a nice book, with particularly good List There

stzszzszzr ~

artistic. The Jote!' a J^atW^skimpy J"* “* T 7 . beautiful and

entry. Some months have only one

•commencement of the Book^bu^he, ^ " 1Ce ' The n ° tes are scarce at the
ing towards the end. There are abundant and more interest-

Bartlett, S. VV. The Drawn! raany va 8 ue and loose statements,
many intervals without notes • anH SS *** , beautiful : but there are a good
***. 5 • and -some loose statements. The Lists are

Haggard, a Thp Tiro

there are some big jumps : ZTt^liZ* ^ WUh re 8 ard to the notes
Bennett, M. The Drawings a l quite fiaished -

u £ ~ = b - -X^ e g r “ skbnpy ’’

' “* bis

rather few tv. ~ K ls ver v nice, as far as it „„ ,

Li a 14 8 oes : but the notes

are rather few. The DraT Verv nice >

Brooke Gwynne, i ‘ n ^ are very nice.

,h : *»
oo many loose statements.

cor

<3 18 ^

our Work

House of education

House of Education. — There will k

the reduced war fees. ® vacanci «s in the College at it

Examiner’s Report on the n , EaSter **

copies should read copious. ° W * N ° U Books - Erratum, lin e %

Parents’ Union School .— The examit ,,..

Monday, April 3 rd. ’° n papers will be sent out f or

PARENTS’ UNION SCHOOL.

REPORT ON EXAMINATION 73.

the Parents’ Unfon Schoo^thT exa eXaaunation in connection with
te.gr.e. W e par,” “P

d ^ciencies in spelling" tLsTzs notlo^

noUceabie in Arithmetic^ ^woS!

ng. it is the process of reasoning that the examiner wishes to see more
n the result. In the few propositions of Euclid which were done he
observed results brought out which could not possibly have followed from
tfvvT reaS ° n ^ n ^ This indicated that the theorems were not clearly under-
s j nor how each step led into the one which followed. Two other
P°mts to be noticed, which are common faults in examinees, are those of
n °t writing to the point, and of not writing with discretion. The
dumber of questions set is intended to be done in the allotted time. The
l me should be roughly spaced out, and the answers compressed so as to
* in. Other criticism will be offered in the more detailed reports on the
^ 0r k of the classes. On the more favourable side it may be said that
ef e were comparatively few really weak papers out of the large number
( over seven hundred) looked through. The examiner was made to
r^goise that .the children in general had taken an intelligent interest in
f Glr les sons, and in very few instances was it apparent that they ha
nd them a drudgery.

CLASS IV.

^el]^ e Rlble Lessons were difficult, and while particular questions w
611 done there was not really a first class paper. Th.s was probably due

r 3/9

OUR WORK.

f> o. fv/^c A w '\ (r

'319

232

to an insufficient acquaintance with the Bible text. A thorough know
ledge of the actual words was essential to the right answering of a ll ^
Bible questions. In Morals and Economics the Essay on Fortitude Wa$
^ . 1 ...a x.rae thft nuestion on the PrnwtK ^

nor was

the question on the growth of

the

not quite well worked out, uw -

Constitution done as weU as it might have been rhe limits of the ques .
tion were not observed. Some took later than Tudor times. There wer e
some good answers on Greek education and on the city of PlstW
making.” There was only one good composition in the metre of Loc ksl
Hall. Some attempts had no notion of what the metre was. There was
one good essay on the Balkan situation. The English Grammar ques
lions did not produce a great number of good answers. The Literature
paper was a difficult one. None had any clear understanding of ^the
style of Swift, or Darsie Latimer or George Warrington.” The account
of Clive’s administration was better done than that of Lord Macaulay’s
estimate of Clive and Warren Hastings. There was some good work in
the History paper. The weakest answers were those of question 4,
use was made of Green and the Virginians. The chronology of some
pupils was defective. Wolfe was put with Washington in the war of
Independence. There were some good answers to question 1 in Geogranh
but latitude and longitude were very imperfectly understood by man^
Geology, Botany and Astronomy all produced some good answers. Some
very good accounts of the sun were written, there was one very good
diagram of the Constellations, and there were some good drawings of
leaves and seeds. Enough has been said about the Mathematics in the
preface to the report. “The hard-grained muses of the cube and sauare’’
ound few ardent votaries. Of the few specimens of Latin offered perhaps
the examiner s best criticism is-silence, they were so disappointing one
only being really satisfactory. one

CLASS III.

Class W m ^eXlf? ° f Cl T IV WiU > to a g reat extent, apply to
pupils were not sS ^ V g °° d kn0wled g e <* facts, but the

that on Samud’s farewell 2d g “* ** SUbstance of such a question as
of Tabernacles, or the indie ? r c ° Ur Lord s teachi ng at the Feast

memory some did not attend tn ^ * e lx - In writing poetry from

was cot a strong point was sh SCansi ° n of lines; and that scansion
ae theme of Arisn^es 0r Poi^ " ^position. Some who took
of rhythm or uniformity. The 1 ?? Sheer prose > others had no notion
satisfactory piece of composiln D ardaneUes was the most

goo papers, but in general it w* n &Lsh grammar produced a few
•peed, “ “ *« * •»! nbj«. and even ih. par- el

”'- v “» or tw 0 mdersLnr Th,i was fairly done, but

The^ Ut f ° r ^ The FnTT 11 ^ ° f * Shakespeare was not for

b?ou2 mraSt the two esGm I HiStOTy Was ra ther disappointing,

brought out There was Ze '2 * Mar y’ s character was not well

of Wallenste' H)St ° ry Was to ° difficult 7* ^ in the French History -
scripts m Gustavus Ado! h ° T man y j but some good sketches

The oS US W6re don e- The Lient manu-
answers W er lstor y was one of the 'I? m ( ltlzer iship were fairly done,
so well don 6 Written on the tiger a 7*1 ° f the Papers- Some admirable
Some good a m general > hut there2 * Sea1 ' Th « pine tree was not
good answers were done in Tj?® ° r two first-rate answers.

graphy The scenes were n0 t quit e

Cleany enough made out upon the — 2 33

enough was made of the seerma mp ' In p hv „:„ . „

important bearing on the study of U ? l0n ’ Which i» one *<*

answers m Geology, but there was J??- werf* “

produced in the different instrument? 6 ^ ^ as to how g00d

answers on the structure rvf + i ms * T here were nni sound was
Cathedral. The,. ^ <■»

,„ g y. Wha. ha, 'XaXrr -SS»*2 ££

will apply cias. 111. «* MaO»„„ ics , "cJL, 1 V

class II

In Bible lessons good knowledge was sho
small number wrote the verses from 8 the cant C * * .^-tively
well done. There was some very good I? Co “P<*ition was fairly

question 2 f or II a it was not always seen th?? ^ ^ la

Several put a verb alternative fox watch 1 , Were to.

some good work done in History both Fred? “T There w as

enough was made of what Henry IV did E for h Franc d F r“ Ch ' N< * quite

we " e ;r ‘L, Gener “ Hi,, " y “•* k'p Tha^“; h-t 1

paper had good answers given to it; answers to the lr« Z ?
the least satisfactory. There was some good work in Geograt? The
Arithmetic was fair y done, so was the Geometry, but only one or two
explained their work in Geometry. The labour of writing was rathT
much for many in this class, as children of this standard very rarely
compress their answers. A brief answer in their case generally means
scanty knowledge.

CLASS I.

In this class anything of the nature of a tale was usually well done.
Natural History and Geography seem to have awakened interest in the
children. The Number was fairly well done. In the case of one or two
of the older ones in this class a little more might have been left to the

a better chance of
F.L.

child to write. It would have given the examiner
estimating their powers.

[The Principal of the P.U.S. is sorry to notice a falling off in spell-
ing. The children in the School generally spell very well, but this term
there is a good deal of hurried and careless work, as for example when an
intelligent girl in Class III spells Samuel with two “m’s.” This failing
is probably due to a certain degree of excitement on account of e war,
but such steady work has been done in other respects at e ri
hopes to see careful spelling and writing in the next examina

Dbawing. . , , . „ .„ _„ rh

The second and third classes were over-amtatious iin ^ ^mg^ „ ^

material for the study from nature of “ some ^ object, were successful
scholars, who arranged a simple render g ^ background, and

in giving a good representation of their model, with the

With true effect of tone all through the ^ intin jj. ^pers was caused by

The greatest satisfaction from t e ex ^ m , There was much real

the fourth class work in their studies at n • ^ evident i y owing

Purpose shown in this work and goo ee in > . g the true spirit

to Viovin a taken their work in • . , paper is

" ’ .. frnm the “ Armada ” poem, failed when

The original drawings, mostly „ive of anything and the fi res

the landsoape of beacon hills was im P expressive rendering of night,
darker than the sky, but there was y ^ rat her poor and purpose-

The figure drawing in classes two ^ The sub ject, “ A boy skating,-
less, there is little effort to show ^ scholars always drew each

was much better in showing ac 10 “- he ,_ to the original illustration,

other at play and at work it wou the first class in the subject of

There was good and earnest wo ^ ^ endering of the set subject, “ A

a man firing a gun, whic w was very successful and expressive,

man with a gun,” Some o s hown what particular action was

„d „..»*< »«bt b.

fv'Td IV*. U ptap«« 1- ^ rfP<> ‘ , ” S

aux questions de grammaire pourraient etre plus satistaisantes.

Ill and Till. Progrfs sensibles pour les resumes mats les reponses et les
exemples de grammaire, laissent beaucoup a desirer.

IT and TIa Proeres satisfaisants.

lA an d is' Les Recitations par cceur de “ 1’ Entente Cordiale ” et des
“ Trois Poules ” sont en general bien sues ainsi que les phrases sur

les mots donnes.

German.

This term the grammar was distinctly better known throughout the
German papers, but the use of the prepositions which may govern either
the accusative or the dative did not seem to be fully understood. Some of
the fourth and fifth form papers showed a real grasp of idiomatic German ;
a few from these forms made one think the eye had not been trained, and
that the writers probably spoke better than they wrote. There were a few
excellent elementary papers.

M.B.P.

Italian.

The Italian papers, taken as a whole, showed a great improvement, the
advanced class contained one excellent paper.

THIRTY-FOURTH PROGRAMME OF MIKir
POR THE PARENT'S UNION SCHOOL
SUMMER TERM, , 9 , 6 . 4

Arranged by M. B. Parker.

SOME MUSIC BEFORE 1625.

LOWER FORMS.

Virginal or Harpsichord Solos.

John Bull (Augener, 8300 B., 2/-.)

I. Preludium. Notice the predominance of the Key G.
major, and lack of a Key signature in this pleasant clear Prelude
and in other works by Bull.

II. The King’s Hunting Jigg. This energetic piece has
been revived and frequently performed during recent years. It
tarries one back to the days when the Chase took a big part in
Court Life.

III. Galiardo. St. Thomas Wake. A Galliard was a gay
Italian dance tune in triple time, this one after the first state-
ment is followed by three variations, supplied by running accom-
paniments in the left hand.

IV. Courante Jewel. This was one of the an< ; e
Dents in the Old Suites. It is in four parts with a vana

each.

Vocal Music. .

Some well known hymns date from W 226

W of these are Nos. 68 (13th cent.), 79 1 ,’ o Qj^bons),

Tallis), 498 (Isaac, i 5 th-i6th cent.), «3 ^ jn Church

jh (Hassler), 297 ( M - Luther), r 37 Hymns Ancient

Wins, and Nos. 49, 23, 72, 86, m, 37*. 9
M Modern.

C VV^- ^ ^

„ parents’ UNION school.

..ME OF MOS.C FOR TBKJ^i ^

3 o8j*OOR^j 'Thready set fOT ® in the Parenl5 ’

<l6t " cent ' ) ’ "* be

^£^***" «-^» by w . Byrd (Novello rR) Thia

N „„ Nobis, vcmtne. ' ay a Grac e a t certain banquets.

Canon in three parts « su ( * , fafeer of All Tkmgs i s

The music o£ " 0 -° r ’ very suitable to us at the

attributed to Hew Jin- ^ defence against the deceits of

present time, with US Pny

the enemy (Nove ’ uppER forMS .

V.EG.NAE on HAR ; o SI “°r/ D ^Tprel»<ii»™.
Orlando Gibbons ^^’ of jour Parts. 4- The Q^eenes Com

FROO^o^^ J> ,.. c ^

The Ca fe — 3«

IU

,6th century composers Had written' U P to the
the accompanying words provided cl l”f J VOices ' »h«e

l.ar.at.on-form gave unity and ite™ ? ,? ite> : N «»

or the virginal v, • the sub 3ects of the

the

mand. w ; t h Byrd and Bull, published

Orlando Gibbons, jrginals> called the Parthenia. This

a volume of pieces f “ d on and printed from copper

was one of the •*£**££ ^ i„ Bull's works is to

pU.es. same clantyjfj^^^ the large parl

be found again. Q ue enes Command was named

£1he y gTQ:r E l ££ «t was written at a very ^
age. It is more likely that it was written m honour of Quee
Henrietta’s arrival from France.

William Byrd (lAugener, 8300 A., 2/-)- 1 - SeUenger s

2. Pavana. The Earle of Salisbury. 3. Gallardo Secu
Mrs. Mary Brownlo. 4. The Carman’s Whistle. 5 •

Pavana. S. Wm. Pelre. .

Byrd and Tallis were the first possessors of a curious paten
originating in the reign of Queen Elizabeth. It gave them con
trol of the sale of their own compositions and of those by ot ers

In the language of the time, “ They may rule and cause to
__i.j ri • • . r : „ 4-1 w a-wr nricki

in me language 01 uie ume, iney may ruic <mu _

ruled by impression any paper to serve for printing or P nc ; ^

of any songe or songes, and may sell and utter aiiy P nI1

.1 . ucviiVes nr

01 any songe or songes, and may sell and utter <m.y * ^

bookes or papers of any songe or songes, or any bookes
queries of such rated paper imprinted.” This volume c0 ® ta ^ cC
some delightful things. Sellenger’ s Round was used as a ^
tune, and leads one back to days when dancing took P^ aC
every village green.

compositions for the virginal or the sub iects

|ihe best specimens of music of tha^^fofth ^ iS ° ne of

ue lor th e virginal.

Vocai* Music.

I,. The National Seng Book (already set for ,« •

Umon Scho, ' 1 i “ To the Maypole haste.'' “ P " eo,s '
Laudate Pueri Sacred ^ fv.

9169, 1/6). * ‘ ^ l6th cen tury (Augener,

This is a very beautiful and most interesting collection of
unaccompanied motets and extracts from ? ^

Palestrina, Orlando di Tasso and others of their school or ’time

Nos. 1 and 2 are by Orlando di Lasso, the second is from
one of his Penitential Psalms. These were printed in 1584 a
very beautiful parchment manuscript of them, with miniatures
is in the Munich Library.

No. 10 is a verse from the Hymn, Veni Creator Spiritus,
arranged by a Spanish composer, Victoria. It is interesting to
remember that this melody had been used in a two-part com-
position by John Dunstable, an English composer who died in
453 •

No. 19 is a very calm clear Morning Hymn by Palestrina.

No. 24, Adoramus te Christe, by Paolo Agostini, an Italian,
and No. 25 by the Spaniard, Victoria, also known as Vittoria,
are very beautiful.

Some more Hymns in addition to those mentioned in the
early part of the programme are : — No. 176, the glorious Easter
Hymn by Palestrina; 104 by Orlando Gibbons, 75 from an old
collection of Hymns, dated 1535, and 562 from a similar source
(Church Hymns), Nos. i 3 5, 52, and 57 in Hymns Ancient and
Modern. The two chants by Tallis, Nos. 12 an ^
file Cathedral Psalter, and the very beautiful and
Wgrinus, No. 249, are all well known. rausic hi

It is a matter of common know ge height j n the

h forms of madrigals and canzonets, w

.nmiuP cloSeS.

A pavane was an old stately dance of Italian ° r "* ,, '$ e
origin, and takes us to the courts — compare the Frenc
Pavaner to strut, to flaunt , to stalk proudly.

Spanish

i mauiigetio wuw —

^iod with which the programme ^ ^ a/6) ^

. ' TCQ

* Book of Elizabethan ^ejonjs (Boosey an ^ ^ ^ ^

h'ns some of the music of this ‘ nreface giving a ver\
Mth a most interesting and humorous preface P

rH^PARENTS’ UNION SCHOOL.

o io PROGRAMS —

, miiicls of those old musicians. It

re al insight into the lives an ^ Campion and others,
includes songs by Money, „ the last is very cliarmin g(
" There is a garden in he f > no fe," by Tobias Hutne.

as U also " F “"‘ 1 Ch Vv5ic

Sunday Music.

bv Palestrina (Novello, 2/-).

Missa Papae 1' arcc ’ h o£ the purest music which is

Palestrina has given me mory of Pope Marcellus

finown. TUsM^dod^^m ^7 be . ng banisW
II. was mstruinenta for h i m the favour which he had

from the Church, an re one o£ those who use

«*«*■ in " ho -

’“t “Ti a'clear untrammelled beauty. It is interesting to
W °I marvellously simple, strong descending passage

"l T * know very well in the “Amen” chorus of the
which we know very «< . ” of the Credo

Messiah was used by Palestrina in the Amen ot t ie Credo

this Mass. Any who dread the length and difficulty of an

unaccompanied Mass will find ample material in the Laudale

In the music on this programme a few marked character-
istics of earlier days are present. Works by classical composers,
e.g., Beethoven and Bach, and also by modem wi iters like
Arensky and Sgambati generally close with the tonic chord, the
tonic itself being the highest and lowest note of the same.
Many of the works by Bull, Byrd, Gibbons and others close with
the 3rd, some with the 5th of the chord uppermost. Further,
it may be noticed that many of the pieces in minor Keys finish
with a major chord. This we recognise in the major Amen at
the conclusion of minor hymns. Frequent clear examples of
the use of the melodic minor scale in its ascending and descend-
ing form occur, both in the vocal and instrumental music, e.g-,
in the Elizabethan ai*T (< T n iho AAn'\)hn 1 o Unci/?

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our work.

House of Education. — There will h*

rale of fees (on account of the WarT^U^tm and the reduced

of regret that so many educated girls take , ^ “ f ° tCe ' lt » matter
whlCh anybody can do and for which tW ? mp ° Tary “ work,”

H; nlr lect to be trained * a

stand ho/ complete In ^Lc/o? JuTn'e f/r ° U ’ 1 mider -

all included in unusually low fees? ’ Scoutln S- he . ; and

JLJJixUK,

» - -i— co jjzTi rW.’tsa-s

By the generous kindness of members of the P.N.E.U. we have been
fortunate in placing several children in private houses and schools.

A, the son of a literary man, one of ten, is at Mr. — ’ s school. Mr.

accepted A free of fees to educate, board and feed. A is a satisfactory

boy, and came out well in athletics at the end of the summer term. When

A first went to school, Mrs. took on herself the expense of providing

him with a school outfit. A is an out-of-door, farming kind of boy.

B, a little girl, was taken in nearly a year ago by Mrs. , a private

member of the P.N.E.U., and she goes to a P.N.E.U. school with Mrs.

’s little daughter. B has been a success, both at the school and with

her hosts. She is artistic and persevering, and it is hoped she may
develop into a costume designer, or something of that kind.

We have just recently been able to find a gratis billet living and
education— for a boy, C, with Mrs. — . C is scholarly, and should do

well. He has had to have his eyes attended to, and his teeth ought to be
seen to. Meanwhile, we are trying to set him up with clothes, and would
Welcome any items of help in this direction from any mem

aittee or friends. . , _ vari-

Thanks to the kindness of Mrs. — dmmg t e summ ^ ^ ^
vis members of the D family, one or two o ’ t year with

m a girl and boy G (the girl already llV1 “ g ^° r happy l ife of a large

Mother of our members, Mrs. ) en l° ye , f second, later

*untry house for a fortnight each, some being invited for

Mrs. is about to give very real ^ a § midday meal

forking in one of the large stores, and deny g coupons on an

K her little brothers’ and sisters’ m.

^jacent restaurant. A practical and g the wife of a Mase

by Miss ^

piece ofgenero 8 ^ holidays and the Easter holidays'*^

hospitality both for t g . f our members, the Rev. and Mrs

- country Vicarage by ’the kindne s out of the Half-Cr^

ha » ,o £ " 9s - ° d -

I-und, or Mid P q{ ^ fund we are able to pay for C’s oculist

is very usef . a]s0 for some of his clothes, and for his fare to

MrT—'s^everal’ students and Parents’ Union school children have
sent children’s clothes of their own making which have been distributed.
We have had valuable gifts of clothes for both school children and their
parents from members of the Central Executive Committee and friends of

lliei Miss , the head of another Parents’ Union School, took in quite

free of charge a girl, K, for whom also a dentist and an outfit were pro-
vided Unhappily, K’s parents proved short-sighted people who preferred
to withdraw K after about two to three valuable terms— perhaps we cannot
easily over-rate their value— in order to put her into something prematurely
wage-earning. Two Belgian boys, the Ls, who, through the influence of
the Headmaster of a Public School, our member, were accepted free by the
Headmaster of another big school, are still doing well there, and the Head,
master’s wife has been particularly kind in taking them in as her private
guests during holidays.

A P.N.E.U. member had in her house for awhile a baby and its mother
with the idea that the mother should, in return for the home, act as nurse.
This scheme proved, however, a failure, through no fault of the hostess,
who is, at the present moment, receiving into her house, “for the winter at
least,” another baby introduced by us.

A little girl, M.F, was kindly given a daily dinner by one of our
members, to enable her mother to do some all day work in a hospital, and

this child and her brother were among Mrs. ’s holiday guests in the

summer.

Several new applications for help for children are now reaching us.

any kind of hel P or hospitality from any quarter will be
welcome 3 6 U y rCCeiVed at an y tune. Schoolboys’ clothes would be very ,

cenfin? r the ab ° Ve 1 should Uke to add to my statement con-
follows - 0WD nd in the ° Ctob€r

Parents’ Review, as

Gratefully received
Mrs. F. C.
(Ottawa)

from

Grant

£ s. d.

5 6

£ s. d.

Expended.
Boy’s Grey Suit
Oculist and Optician
Boy’s Clothing
Fare to School
Alterations to Clothing

In hand I2 s. $d.

Yours very sincerely,

D Florence Mary Parsons,
Rlomfield Road, Maida Hill. London,

THE “P.R” I n-TTm

lTke Edil0r is n0t res P°nsiblc for the • . BAG ‘

l_i ttm ° nS "

Dear Editor,_W111 you granT^T t

t I may tell my kind young helpers V Z ° f y0ur in order
riatmas presents to ch.ldren ^

all tVip ° a° many as the previous year but'^^ 572 presen ts

all the same, and I fancy I should have L en ’S f V6ty good "umber,

ertam nr^ ortion of eivpr 7 ? to register more but

. . J A suouia Have Wn oki^ a ^ ° ~

that a certain proportion of present givers sem b more

ch 1 dren with whom they had made Lll TJ T direct

earlier. Inends through the scheme a year

A great deal of pleasure has been given anH if
sure-always the happiest pleasure of aU-w h ”le if Unexpected P^-
sending their presents as much as I enjoyed sending g ‘ VerS enj ° yed
dren to whom to send them, I can onhsav tilt V*' \ names of chi1 '
triangle of «.joym«.-with ,ympa,l, y , OI

I have but one regret. It is this. Some of the wives of' the absent
men are apt to move frequently from lodging to lodging, and, t tZ
quence a few (only a f ew , but one would be one too many), of the parcels
came back with ‘Not Known” written across them. If, next Christmas,
we should have the scheme again, perhaps it might be well to send first a
reply post card to the address given to enquire whether it were holding
good.

But the great majority of presents were properly acknowledged by
those to whom they were sent. The simple and charming letter I subjoin
was written from a Military Hospital to one of the senders, and it will,
I think, interest others to read it.

Yours, dear Editor, very sincerely,

Florence Mary Parsons,

17, Blomfield Road, Maida Hill, London, W.

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1 Dear R , ^ '

A few lines to let you know your nice present arrived safely, but 1
i sorry to tell you that poor dear Georgie was dead, but however his
tie sister Emily has' claimed it, so I hope you do not mind became it
s answered the purpose for which it was sent, which I know was to
,ke some child happy this Christmas time, and ^ «
orgie’s father who is writing this to thank in the

mghtfulness for others and I op > ^ ^ ^ hospital at the

y you seem to have commenced, ‘ , , ^ ope t0 be doing my

>ve address, but I am quite alright now and hop^o away

ire for our dear King and; wishing you and your
m hospital in about a fortnight s time > a Christmas and a Happy

ar father and mother and all of you . . Merry L ^ ^ yours
d Prosperous New Year, in which Mrs.

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